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"The face of the operation is Briatore (referred to exclusively in the film by his colleagues and angry, chanting detractors as "Flavio"), an anthropomorphic radish who spends most of his time at QPR plotting to fire all of the managers."

At press time, Harbaugh had sent Michigan’s athletic department an envelope containing a heavily annotated seating chart, a list of the 63,000 seat views he had found unsatisfactory, and a glowing 70-page report on section 25, row 12, seat 9, which he claimed is “exactly what the great sport of football is all about.”

OT- NFL week 1/Lions (and Sunday Funday) open thread.

Regardless of the insights and takeaways from yesterday, it's always nice to wake up early on Sunday after a Michigan win. NFL continues kick off weekend today. Locally, the Lions and Rams square off at 1:00pm Eastern. While Peyton and the new look Broncos take the prime time spotlight tonight.

What are you drinking this magnificent Sunday afternoon? Who are you pulling for? Predictions?

If the Detroit DLine can show up this season 12 wins is not out of the question...We have 2 weeks to wait on leshoure and hopefully he can improve our lagging running game enough for teams to have to respect it.

Today i would expect somewhere in the 31-17 range for the win....Bradford will complete a few passes and I'm still not sure the lions secondary can cover anyone.

Tried to watch ESPN this morning to hear about college football. Instead, I get treated to some People Magazine fluff garbage about Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez in New York, complete with a montage of The Chosen One (Tebow) running topless through the rain. Give me some analysis, damn it. Give me anything of substance. I can't stand how the NFL is slowly being turned into the NBA, with stars (pretty boy quarterbacks) being exalted and protected to the high heavens, while the actual game is dumbed down and softened into some nancy boy prancing garbage.

Bill Swerski: Alright, we're talking here, live from Ditka's, in the heart of Chicago, Illinois. The city of big shoulders, and home, of course, to a certain football team, which has carved out a special place in the pantheon of professional football greats. That team, which is known the world over, as.. Da Bears!

Superfans: Da Bears!!

Bill Swerski: Okay. Okay, by my watch, we're about sixty minutes from game time. As you are sure aware, Da Bears are getting ready for the big season opener against Da Indianapolis Colts. Now, let's go around the room for some predictions. Pat?

Pat Arnold: Da Bears, 62 to 3.

Bill Swerski: Okay. Todd.

Todd O'Conner: Bears. 79-zip.

Bill Swerski: Oh, really? You don't think that Da Colts will score?

Todd O'Conner: No, I do not! Da Bears defense is like a wall. You can't go through it!

Bill Swerski: Alright, leave him alone, that's his prerogative! As for my prediction.. at game's end, uh.. there won't be two teams of contrasting moods heading off da field, my friends. One gloom, one gleeful. The gleeful, of which be.. Da Bears!

Superfans: Da Bears!!

Bill Swerski: 74 to 2! I mean, after all, our civic pride is on the line. Because, let's face it, if Indianapolis were to somehow beat Chicago, we'd never hear the end of it.

Todd O'Conner: Aw, they would love it down there!

Bill Swerski: You know, it's absurd, really, that we would even have to waste our time comparing ourselves to that farm-ridden cornhole!

How the hell does Linehan call for 48 passes on a day when Stafford was clearly struggling and we were getting almost 5 ypr. !? Glad we got the win though. Front seven was dominant holding Jackson to 53 yds and basically blowing up the LOS.

"They will meet a dastardly fate here for that! There isn't a Michigan Man who wouldn't like go out and scalp those Buckeyes right now."

I thought Linehan called a solid game, lots of execution mistakes whether it be bad throws, or dropped passes. The lions aren't ever going to be confused as a running team, so not sure why you think they shouldn't have thrown as much.

Three interceptions in the first half and a sputtering offense during most of the second half shows me that we should have tried to establish the run a little more to help out Stafford. When we are having some success in terms of ypc, which doesn't happen often, we should keep riding Smith and Williams to open up the pass more.

"They will meet a dastardly fate here for that! There isn't a Michigan Man who wouldn't like go out and scalp those Buckeyes right now."

I think the NFL started to figure out how to contain him toward the end of the year, and the Bucs have some good defenders with Barron and Clayborn. But I always felt that Newton was going to go the way of Vince Young - he's a great athlete who can throw the ball at times, but he relies too much on his athleticism and in the NFL teams figure you out. He might still figure it out and be effective, but he never impressed me with his accuracy in college, and like other QBs who played in spread offenses there are always concerns that their accuracy numbers are inflated by system they run.